Sauk and Fox Indians

Lots of people don't know how the Sauk and the Fox tribes ended up in Illinois. The tribes were originally located in Wisconsin. The French and Chippewa started pushing the tribes south. Then the Sauk and Fox made an alliance. Most of the Sauk settled in Iowa, and few settled in Illinois. The two tribes got their names the "Sauk and Fox of the Mississippi"

"How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right."
These are the famous words of Black Hawk

The Fox and Sauk moved closer west to escape the Iroquois and Huron tribes who wanted their territory. They were originally from the northeast. In the early 1700's, these two tribes settled in Wisconsin and Detriot areas. They got into a conflict with the Ottawa Indians, which were allies with the French. In 1712 the Fox declared war on the Ottawa. The French helped the Ottawa to kill the Fox. For the next thirty years, the French, intend on destroying the Fox, and start war upon them.

	Food The Sauk and Fox hunted buffalo in the fall. This gave them food for the winter. When they had a big feast to honor someone, they would eat dog meat. They also ate muskrats, beavers, raccoons, and rabbits. The men worked together while fishing and hunting. They used nets, spears, and used torches to catch fish at night or in the early morning. The Sauk and Fox ate wild plants and their fruits. Nuts, wild berries, apples, plums, and honey grew wildly. They ate a lot of honey. They also farmed some. They grew corn, beans and squash. They traded some of their food for other things that they needed with other people.
Nah-pope. (The Soup) A Sac Warrior. Keokuk, Chief of the Sauk and Fox Nation	Clothing Most of the the indians didn't have much clothing to wear. The richest people in the village would have more clothing, gold, or silver.	Muck-a-tah-mish-a-kah-kaik. (The Black Hawk) A Sac Chief.
	Housing All of the houses were different sizes depending on the size of the family living in it. In other words, they had all sizes of homes. The people built their homes out of tree bark and wood.
	Culture Arts Family Life One of the famous Indian wars was the Black Hawk War took place in Illinois. It started when the Sauk and Fox's leaders were tricked into signing a treaty which gave away all their lands on both sides of the Mississippi. The two tribes commonly known as the Sauk and the Fox were originally known as the Sac and the Meskwaki. The Fox were from Michigan and Wisconsin. The French almost succeeded in destroying the Fox in the series of wars they had fought until the Fox formed an alliance with the Sauk.	Kishkekosh is one the last in the series of Sauk and Fox Warriors.Notice the stern, serious gaze of strenghth and honor - a great asset to all nations.